START WITH ART: Studio Interior

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the painting pictured below. Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Studio Interior

Artist: Sigrid Hjertén

Date: 1916

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 176 × 203 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• This image is of the artist's studio. The artist herself is in the image! Which person do you suppose is the artist? Who might the other people be? 

• Describe the colors. What do the colors tell you about the artist and her vision? 

• If you had your own artist studio, how would you design it? What colors would you paint the walls? What furniture might you add? 

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